49th Parahell

This week, friend of the show Jared Holt of Right Wing Watch returns to the program to walk me through the existential horror of CPAC, and we contrast the troubling, formerly fringe elements of the conservative movement on display there with this week's news cycle that was once again dominated by tedious bipartisan handwringing over Rep. Ilhan Omar's statements about Israel -- highlighted by Megha...

This week I go over Bernie's early struggles to outline a more progressive foreign policy and talk about the controversy surrounding his CNN Town Hall event (featuring my first and hopefully last on-air apology). I also go on somewhat of a rant about friend of the show Michael Bueckert's absurd defamation lawsuit. Then UBC grad student Chuka Ejeckam joins the show to talk about trying to maintain...

It's episode 31 of 49th Parahell and Bernie Sanders just announced his 2020 campaign, so I drank far too much coffee and then talked about why I'm actually looking forward to participating in the sure-to-be toxic and brain-melting 2020 Democratic primary discourse. Then Tannara Yelland joins me to talk about Bernie, the #UnitedWeRoll pro-pipeline/anti-immigrant convoy and the rapidly deteriorating...

This week I become depressed after watching Donald Trump's rambling speech about his pretend national emergency, then Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade joins me to talk about life in Nanaimo, his songwriting approach, Ilhan Omar's remarkable 48 hrs, and why no one in this country seems to care that we're financing far right Ukranian nationalists. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thP...

This week Alberta United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney was extremely triggered by a piece in Vice that explored the anti-semitic origins of his attacks on environmentalist groups, so Kate Jacobson of the Alberta Advantage podcast (quoted in the piece and later publicly attacked by Kenney) joined me to talk about it, as well as how antisemitism is inseparable from capitalism, why Justin Tr...

This week I talk about the Liberal government's attacks on Niki Ashton and the NDP for their opposition to the Venezuelan coup, also the hilariously backfired Bernie Sanders opposition research that was released on twitter. Then visual artist/art director and writer/creator of Vertigo Comics' HIGH LEVEL joins the show to talk about his new book, climate change, hopeless presidential candidate Howa...

This week I go over the extremely depressing media reaction to the Covington High MAGA teen's carefully curated PR push, then UBC Anthropology PhD student Hilary Agro joins the show to talk about the burgeoning Venezuelan coup, Canada's role in legitimizing it, the profound lack of self-awareness on display at Davos, our post legalization landscape, the future of drug policy and much more. Subscri...

This week, I complain about the weather and then briefly talk about the "crisis" on the southern US border. Then three-time returning guest Michael Bueckert joins me to discuss Doug Ford's latest assault on Ontario's education system, the disappointing Jagmeet Singh era, what Trudeau has in common with Jair Bolsonaro, our seemingly unavoidable conservative nightmare future and much more. Support t...

It's the first episode of 2019 and I have to re-remember how to podcast. Then Luke Savage returns to the show to talk about the ongoing media freakout over AOC, Bernie, Warren, Beto and Biden's 2020 chances, the gap between rhetoric and action, Trudeau's empty promises to indigenous communities and whether the CPC's embrace of pure malevolence & spite is a new phenomenon or recency bias.

We might be exploring the hellish nightmare of modern reality together, but we've still managed to have a few laughs over the course of 24 episodes. Enjoy this compilation of some of the best segments of 2018 (plus an extra special bonus featuring twitter's @dogboner) and we'll be back in 2019. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell

This week I describe my minor feud with the head of Center for American Progress, Neera Tanden, and explain why CAP's ongoing partnership with the truly vile arch conservatives at the American Enterprise Institute somewhat contradicts their claim that they stand for progressive values. Then Kelly Wiell of the Daily Beast joins the show to talk about Pewdiepie's (whom I also feuded with this week)...

This week I weigh in on Beto 2020 and the opening salvo of the democratic primary, then Vanity Fair's Maya Kossof joins the show to talk about the recent Mueller investigation developments, Canada imprisoning Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, activists fighting back against Amazon's HQ2, the farcical Google conservative censorship hearings, Facebook's recent trials & tribulations, Jack Dorsey's embarrassin...

This week I go over the recent developments in the Mueller investigation and explain why I still find it unlikely that we'll ever see Donald Trump or any other wealthy politically connected elite in america actually face any consequences for their criminal behavior. Then author and cartoonist Eli Valley joins the show to talk about George H.W. Bush, Marc Lamont Hill, Laura Loomer, antisemitism, Is...

This week returning guest Karen Geier joins the show to talk about Doug Ford, the Conservative Party, Trudeau, the media bailout, the postal strike, the relation between the decline in labor unions and modern economic alienation, Gavin McInnes quitting the Proud Boys, Hillary Clinton's tone deaf comments on European immigration and much more. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahe...

This week on 49th Parahell, Jules Suzdaltsev joins the show to talk to me about his viral thread this week that exposed a picture of junior high school students in Wisconsin giving an apparent nazi salute and turned into a national news story. We also discuss the widening gulf between american progressives & reactionaries, the right's highly successful "work the refs" strategy, the failures of big...

This week, I explain how I was busted for voter fraud by Infowars and then contrast my own online activity with the misinformation peddled by far right conspiracy theorists (who were in rare form following the latest mass shooting in California). Then MoveOn's Jordan Uhl comes on the show to break down the US midterm elections. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell

As right wing conspiracy theories spread by President Trump and the conservative media machine continue to inspire violence & terror across the country, Hasan Piker joins the show to break down the upcoming midterm elections and ruminate on the looming spectre of American fascism. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell

This week, I go over the explosive developing story about the Trump-obsessed right wing bomber and contrast it with the GOP's cynical midterm obsession with fake violent leftists. Then journalist Ishmael N. Daro joins the show for a wide-ranging talk on the Toronto municpal election, Faith Goldy, the increasingly dangerous conservative media in Canada & the US, the Migrant Caravan and more. Suppor...

This week, Ian Williams and I break down the legitimate international debacle that is WWE's upcoming Saudi Arabian event Crown Jewel, which has gotten pro wrestling mixed up in the political fallout to the sordid murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell

In episode 15 of 49th Parahell, I talk about the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, America's point of no return and the IPCC climate change report, then Ricochet's Ethan Cox joins me to break down last week's Quebec election.   Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell

This week I talk about Brett Kavanaugh and how the current political moment has turned me into a reluctant accelerationist. Then writer Aubrey Sitterson tells me about his new Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling, how the One True Sport can help us understand politics, and his journey from teen reactionary dirtbag to long-haired socialist dirtbag.   Support the show on Patreon: http://www.pa...

This week on 49th Parahell, I make an attempt to take a truly ludicrous amount of news and shape it into a coherent & insightful introduction. Then Kathleen Gudmundsonn of Quebec Solidaire joins the show to share her fascinating political journey, the rise of the far right in Canada and the US, and what Quebec sovereignty means in 2018.   Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell

This week on 49th Parahell, I try to make amends for personally deleting The Great Awakening reddit community by presenting some of my own research that I think followers of QAnon might be interested in. Then VICE's Robert Wheel joins the show to talk about the NY election, Nixon/Cuomo, Salazar, the IDC and more.   Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell

This week on 49th Parahell, Sam Knight of the District Sentinel joins the show to go over a wacky week in American news, which featured stoned Elon Musk, drama at the Supreme Court hearings, the mystery NYT op-ed, Colin Kaepernick's Nike deal and more.   Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell

In Episode 10 of 49th Parahell I give John McCain the respectful sendoff that he deserves, then Kate Jacobson of the Alberta Advantage podcast joins the program to talk about the landmark court decision against the Trans Mountain Pipeline, NAFTA, whether the NDP can get its act together and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/49thParahell